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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

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MUSWELLBROOK Peculiar Accident Cyclist Injured Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 2

Whilst Mr. G. C. Carter was returning home from work on a bicycle, turning the the corner of one of the side streets, he came…

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Six People Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 2

At Adelaide on Saturday night six persons were injured in a sensational motor smash when a truck with a party or 10 aboard, got out of…

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Fatal Sequel Youth Succumbs Motor Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 4

Ronald Athol Wallbridge, the twenty-year-old youth, who was admitted to Maitland Hospital on Friday morning last suffering from a…

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Not Critical Injured Airmen MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 1

Flight-Lieutenant [?] and John Alexander Kerr, the victims of yesterday's 'plane crash, showed considerable improvement this morning…

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Motor Smashes Three Persons Killed Many Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 2

When a car skidded and over-turned on the road from Tathra to Bega, on Saturday night, two persons were killed and five…

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Serious 'Plane Crash Ulm And Passenger Injured Machine Strikes Electric Power Cables

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 1

Flight-Lieutenant C. T. P. Ulm, who accompanied Air-Commodore Kingsford Smith on several of his famous flights, and a companion were seriously injured yesterday evening when an aeroplane crashed into the main transmission cables carrying electric power from…

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Fatal Injuries Swimming Accident BRANXTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 5

George Joseph Bercini aged 18 years, son of Mr. Loo Bercini, of Branxton, who was an inmate of Maitland Hospital since last Sunday…

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Cardiff Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 2

Three men were injured in a motor cycle accident near the Cardiff subway at 6.15 a.m. on Saturday. The injured were:—…

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Struck by Limb Logging Accident Struck by Limb Logging Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 3

Mr. Alfred Green, 43, married, residing at Glenroagh, met with shocking head injuries in an unusual accident late on Saturday afternoon…

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Achullin Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 February 1932 · page 5

Mr. E. Hunter Bowman's imported horse Achullin sustained severe head injuries as a result of striking a rail while at work. Mr. Bowman states…

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'Plane Crash. Strikes Electric Cable Mr. Ulm Injured Melbourne

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 February 1932 · page 3

Flight-Lieutenant C. T. P. Ulm, who accompanied Air-Commodore Kingsford Smith on several of his famous fliglits, and a companion were…

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Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 February 1932 · page 2

Mr. Hilton Devine, a son of Mr. H. Devine, Senr., met with an accident on the Kayuga-road on Saturday night whilst, returning from…

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Tragic Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1932 · page 2

Referring to the tragic motor accident, wherein Mr. Cobcroft, a popular and public-spirited young chemist at Taree lost his life, the "M.R. Times"…

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Miner Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 4

John Whitby, 65, a miner, living in Kline-street, Weston, was knocked down yesterday afternoon when returning from his work at Abermain…

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Injured Airmen Improving Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 2

Flight-Lieutenant C. T. P. Ulm, and Mr J. A. Kerr, who were injured in a plane crash on Sunday, are reported this morning to be much improved…

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Lucky Escape Struck by Log Sawyer Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 7

While sawing wood at the Glaronce Town saw will early this week. Reland Ross Dark (22), living at Clarence Town, met with a serious…

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Fatal Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 8

A collision occurred at an open level crossing near Tarrawingee (Via.), between the engine of the 6 a.m. up mixed train from Bright and…

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Sewer Worker Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 2

Martin Bouffler, 50, living at Kearsley, and employed as a labourer on Cessnock sewerage construction, was admitted to Cessnock Hospital…

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Injured Falling a Tree

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 1

Arthur Burgess, 33, a wood carter, while working in the bush at Tarlo, 11 miles from Goulburn, met with an unusual accident. He was felling a tree,…

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Stolen Car Parramatta Crash Several Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 1

A car was stolen yesterday from Concord, and later, at Guildford, took on petrol at a service station. The thieves then drove away…

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